Kelli Williams was a series regular on the television drama New York News, with Mary Tyler Moore. She also starred in such TV movies as Mary and Tim, The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story, Lifepod, For Their Own Good, VH1's Sweetwater, and the remake of Flowers for Algernon, with Matthew Modine. In addition, she has guest-starred on numerous series including Law & Order, Party of Five, Sisters, and Civil Wars.
Williams made her feature film debut in There Goes My Baby, opposite Dermot Mulroney and Noah Wyle. She later appeared in the independent film, E=mc2, with Jeremy Piven.
In the 2000-01 season, the characters Bobby and Lindsay had their first child, a storyline built around Williams' real-life pregnancy with her second child. She currently resides in her native Los Angeles with her husband and two children.